Peter Crouch names two Champions League favourites as Manchester United claim made

Peter Crouch has named his former club Liverpool and Manchester City as his favourites to win this year's Champions League.

The competition gets back underway this week with the round of 16 ties, City face Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday night while Jurgen Klopp's men will be hosted by Inter Milan on Wednesday.

The likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Juventus all progressed from the group stage, but Crouch says it is difficult to look past the English clubs.

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"We are living through an exciting time for English football and are currently in a spell of Premier League dominance," he wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.

"Two all-English finals in three years says it all and you would not bet against that turning into three out of four when Saint Petersburg comes around on May 28.

"I cannot see much past the Premier League clubs. Liverpool and City are my favourites and I'm struggling to split them in Europe.

"Chelsea, crowned world champions over the